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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Southern Anteater-Chat* |
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Myrmecocichla formicivora |
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Description (10)
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Southern Anteater-Chat
© flickr.com
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Other Names (World)
Southern Anteater-Chat, Ant-Eateing Chat, Ant-eating Chat
Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)
Size
17 - 18 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1818)
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland.
Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland.
Vagrant to Zimbabwe.
Namibia east to south-western Zimbabwe, south to South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho.
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Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Habits
Usually in small groups.
Voice
A short, sharp 'peek', or 'piek'. Song is a varied mix of whistles and grating notes.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (52)...)
Ant-eating Chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora) [XC312617]
by Tony Archer from Cradock, Stormberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (call)
Ant-eating Chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora) [XC346911]
by Tony Archer from Namibgrens area, Namibia (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Southern Anteater-Chat see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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